How to get rid of rats from your chicken coop.

I can hear you now: "I'll never have rats in my chicken coop!"

But no matter how well we think we look after our chickens, it comes to most of us at one time or another - a rat attack in the coop.

I decided to write these pages when it happened to me, so that you'd know more than I did if the problem ever hits you.

You'll find links to pages about how to tell rats from mice; how to know if you've got them; how to get rid of an infestation; how to choose which method of control is best for you, how to keep the population down - and how not to have rats as company in the first place.

It's not a pleasant subject to have to deal with - but it's best to be prepared.

There is lots of advice around about how to get rid of rats in your chicken coop. Some of it's excellent - but a lot of it is just nonsense.

This article lists the five most popular myths about rat and mouse problems including herbs, dangerous chemicals, animal urine and the expensive but unproven ultrasonic repellers. The information here is based on proven research rather than word of mouth about "what worked for old-timers".

It also has a link to my free downloadable checklist which will help you work out what you need to do to keep your chickens free from rat attacks.

As you can see, I have a lot of pages on this website about how to control rats and other pests in your chicken coop. They're very detailed and sometimes it's hard to remember what you need to do, when.

So to help you, I've written a checklist of points which will take you from assessing what type of rodents you may have, to different ways of dealing with them - and some of the myths around about how you can.

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